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## One Morning, 100,000 Meals: A Church Packs Food for Its Neighbours

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- Published: 2026-11-11T08:49:01+05:00
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On Saturday morning, the Fellowship Hall and the sanctuary of St. Armands Key Lutheran
Church filled with volunteers in hairnets and gloves, standing shoulder to shoulder
along long tables. Their task was simple to say and heavy to carry: pack meals for
families who would otherwise go hungry.

They set a goal of 50,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger Florida — more than double
last year’s total. By the time the boxes were stacked, they had passed it. Measured
in children’s servings, the morning’s work came to 100,000 meals.

The food went to named neighbours: Helping Hand in Englewood; Second Chance Last
Opportunity, Harvest House and Schoolhouse Link in Sarasota; and Feeding Empty Little
Tummies in Bradenton. Some boxes were set aside for Haiti, where many families still
face gang violence.

Todd Clevenger, founder and executive director of the nonprofit, said each packet
can feed a family of six and keeps for three years. “That’s why I do it,” he said.“
It’s awesome to see.”

Gayle Galloway, who chairs the church’s Community Service Ministry, said the need
close to home surprises people. For five autumns, the congregation has shown up 
to meet it — a quiet, practical expression of love for neighbours near and far.

No one in that hall could feed a hundred thousand people alone. Together, they finished
before lunch. Somewhere this week, a family will sit down to supper because a stranger
gave up a Saturday morning.

_Source: [Your Observer, 8 November 2026](https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2026/nov/08/st-armands-lutheran-hits-meal-packing-goal/).
Photo: Whoisjohngalt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — illustrative image, not
the St. Armands event._